Keyboard shortcuts

This document contains a list of all keyboard shortcuts that can be used to control map.apps. map.apps uses the ArcGIS API for JavaScript, which provides many of the following keyboard commands. Changes of the API by Esri might also result in changes to the commands in map.apps.

2D maps

Navigation

Function Keyboard shortcut

Zoom on specific area

SHIFT + left mouse button

Move map

Arrow keys ↑ → ↓ ←

Zoom in the map

+

Zoom out of the map

-

Align map to north

N

Rotate map counterclockwise

A

Rotate map clockwise

D

Measure

Function Keyboard shortcut

Take back last node

Z

Restore removed nodes

R

Edit

Function Keyboard shortcut

Add node at mouse position

F

Add point feature at mouse position or finish polygon/line feature

C

Take back last node

Z

Restore removed nodes

R

Create line or polygon edge vertical or horizontal to the screen

Hold down CTRL when creating

Remove node

Select point + DEL.

Cancel adding a new geometry

ESC

Finish editing an existing geometry

ESC

Move map during editing

Arrow keys ↑ → ↓ ←

Sketch

Function Keyboard shortcut

Add point at mouse position

F

Add point at mouse position or close area/line

C

Take back last point

Z

Restore removed points

R

Create line or polygon edge vertical or horizontal to the screen

Hold down CTRL when creating

Remove point

Select point + DEL.

Cancel adding a new drawing

ESC

Finish editing an existing drawing

ESC

Draw square (instead of rectangle)

Hold down CTRL when creating

Draw ellipse (instead of circle)

Hold down CTRL when creating

Use first click as center point when drawing a rectangle (instead of a corner point)

Hold down ALT when creating

Use first click when drawing a circle as the corner point of an imaginary surrounding rectangle (instead of the center of the circle)

Hold down ALT when creating

Combine the two effects described above

CTRL + ALT when creating

Move map while drawing

Arrow keys ↑ → ↓ ←

Select multiple drawings (to remove, move, rotate or resize them at the same time)

SHIFT + left mouse button (only in transform mode)

3D scenes

Navigation

Function Keyboard shortcut

Move position

Arrow keys ↑ → ↓ ←

Look north

N

Look to the left

A

Look to the right

D

Look down

S

Look up

W

Look vertically downwards

P

Raise the height of the position

U

Lower the height of the position

J

Sketch

Function Keyboard shortcut

Add point at mouse position

F

Add point at mouse position or close area/line

C

Take back last point

Z

Restore removed points

R

Remove point

Select point + DEL.

Cancel adding a new drawing

ESC

Finish editing an existing drawing

ESC

Draw square (instead of rectangle)

Hold down CTRL when creating

Draw ellipse (instead of circle)

Hold down CTRL when creating

Use first click as center point when drawing a rectangle (instead of a corner point)

Hold down ALT when creating

Use first click when drawing a circle as the corner point of an imaginary surrounding rectangle (instead of the center of the circle)

Hold down ALT when creating

Combine the two effects described above

Hold down CTRL + ALT when creating

Move map while drawing

Arrow keys ↑ → ↓ ←

Other

Windows

Function Keyboard shortcut

Move focused window

Arrow keys ↑ → ↓ ←

Close focused Window

ESC